Something Strange

[Resol]

I've noticed this for a while, just wasn't sure why or what this even is:

 

When ever I run DCME I get this:

 

http://subspace.net/drake_hp.png

 

No matter if I let it load (which it may never completely do, because it attempts to do it multiple times) or press cancel (multiple times) DCME still runs, and seems to be okay, although I haven't used it much on this computer.

 

So, obviously I'm using an HP computer. And I'm running on windows 7.

 

Any info would be great!

[aquarius]

Hmm, I have no idea? Never seen that before, and I have installed DCME on at least 5 different computers over the years.

 

It's especially odd because HP MovieStore has nothing to do with DCME, obviously..

Edited September 10, 2013 by Aquarius

[Samapico]

We have concluded that HP was just trying to push its shitty OEM software.

Also, according to the interwebz, HP MovieStore is set on a scheduled tasks. So the timing with DCME might just have been a coincidence.

[Resol]

I don't know about all that, it did it every time I opened it.

 

Which to me says that there is a link between the two somehow...

[PoLiX]

HP is notorious for installing its own version of various Microsoft development libraries. It is very possible yours were overwritten (or the originals were put there) by an incomplete install (or you removed it) of HP's program, so it is trying to install the program to finish/properly configure the framework.

 

Learned this from experience with another program and my HP printer.